Antonyms for tends

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tend

Phonetic Transcription : tɛnd

Definition of tends

Origin : "to incline, to move in a certain direction," mid-14c., from Old French tendre "stretch, hold forth, offer" (11c.), from Latin tendere "to aim, stretch, extend" (see tenet).

verb be apt, likely
verb care for

Example sentences :

Would it be so criminal when it all tends to what is honourable—marriage?
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

All that has been said, then, tends to enforce the culture of the imagination.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Tea should never be drunk hot at any time, as it tends still more to produce that relaxation which ought to be carefully avoided.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

In Fig. 6, F represents the tangential force that tends to cause skidding.
Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg

Knowledge is valued by him only as it tends to the attainment of wealth.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

And yet there is nothing which tends more to the improvement of mankind than legislation and colonization.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

Social in its nature, it respects everything which tends to unite men.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

It was standing still, and so it tends to remain standing still.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

When paper has been rolled, it tends to curl up again after being unrolled.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

And their testimony is probable, only when it tends to criminate themselves.
Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott

Synonyms for tends

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